A finch taking petals from a zinnia flower - Melissa Burovac/Getty A downside that might make you rethink putting a bird feeder in your yard is the absolute mess they can create. While you might enjoy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple flowers growing under the shade of trees - Jiojio/Getty Images Just because you have a shady garden or backyard doesn't ...

Q. I have a purple flower called dame’s rocket in my garden. It just appeared on its own. Can you tell me something about it? — F.J. Cramble, Chicago A. Dame’s rocket or sweet rocket (Hesperis ...

Lavender grows 12 to 18 inches tall and wide. They require full exposure to sunlight. The aromatic flowers grow in a lush green foliage. Allium produce globular-shaped flowers and are available in ...

I have been asked by several people to identify this very showy plant recently. Usually the description goes: “It looks like a great big butterfly bush” and with that I am fairly confident that what ...

I recently wrote about plants with purple flowers and solicited readers’ choices where this floral color is concerned. Since then, I have received a significant number of emails on this subject, ...

September is a glorious month for gardening in Lubbock. Days are still warm but temperatures are not quite so oppressively hot and nights are cooling. Shadows are lengthening and there is a rustle to ...

Flowers in home garden: The spring season kicks off with Basant Panchami 2026. Check out this list of 5 plants that bloom in ...

Playing with color in your garden is almost like being apainter, mixing together all the different colors of pigments andcoming up with a pleasing painting. Many hobby gardeners use flowercolors in a ...

Even if you have an in-ground garden, you should grow some plants in pots 🪴 ...